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Equine herpes virus
Equine herpesvirus (EHV-1, EHV-4) is also known as rhinopneumonitis and has received a lot of media attention in the last two years due to the rare neurologic form it has exhibited at some major equestrian events. Clinical Signs Equine herpesvirus has...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, Social Issues, Physiology, Vaccines
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Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Birth Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy
The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Red Cross, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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GSK flu shot may raise adult narcolepsy risk -Finnish scientists
ReutersHELSINKI/LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's H1N1 pandemic flu shot may put adults at higher risk of developing narcolepsy, not only children as previous studies found, Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday....Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Preventative Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses
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FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, HPV Vaccine, University of Chicago, Nabi
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CDC to doctors: Help your patients quit smoking!
A new anti-tobacco campaign is urging smokers to turn to their physicians for help in quitting. The campaign – "Talk With Your Doctor" – also encourages clinicians to ask patients whether they smoke and to offer them assistance giving up...
Tags: General Practitioners, Quitting Smoking, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Internist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberMany people believe vaccinations are relegated to childhood, but the viruses and bacteria that cause severe illness in youth can also infect adults. In fact, certain common infectious diseases, like chickenpox or flu, are more aggressive in adulthood....Tags: Diphtheria , Drugs and Medicines, Measles, Internists, Mumps
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Not everyone raving about electronic music festival
As Joliet awaits this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the country's biggest electronic dance music festivals, many local officials have been emphasizing economics. The festival's promoter, Insomniac, has commissioned impact studies to...
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Intercell vaccine gets U.S. pediatric approval
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Austria, Vaccines
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UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that MSD...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, United Kingdom, Merck & Company Incorporated, Vaccines
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A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools
ReporterSeveral pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...Tags: Memorial Day, Swimming, Sports, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rabies vaccination clinics make it easy to keep pets safe
Our local Pet Valu store, at 5007 Honeygo Center Dr in Perry Hall, is bringing a VIP Pet Care Veterinary Clinic to our neighborhood. This nonemergency vet care clinic features vaccinations and micro-chipping among its services for dogs and cats. In...Tags: Memorial Day, Preventative Medicine, Pets, Human Interest, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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